NEC's 3D Valuestar N all-in-one PC: orcas all up in your retinas

Golly. We never thought to invest in a 20-inch all-in-one PC just to watch converted versions of Free Willy in 3D, but darn if we're not reconsidering now. NEC has today revealed its Valuestar N range, with the VN790/BS being the standout in the range. The machine offers up a native 1,600 x 900 resolution panel, integrated Blu-ray drive, 4GB of RAM, a 1TB hard drive, WiFi, six USB 2.0 sockets, an undisclosed Intel Core 2010 CPU, Windows 7 Home Premium (64-bit), and of course, native 3D support. You'll need to spring for an optional (but not really) pair of glasses to fully enjoy the third dimension sans intense headache-inducing blur, but given that they aren't of the active variety, any ole set will probably get you through. Pricing looks locked at ¥220,000 ($2,422) for a June debut in Japan, with approximately none of that actually going to save the whales. A crying shame, we say.

[deanm Posted May 27th 2010 4:35PM]

Definitely not an orca.

[Lane Posted May 27th 2010 4:44PM]

@deanm You obviously didn't get the optional glasses

[htd Posted May 27th 2010 4:51PM]

watch blu-ray at 1600x900? big NO NO!

[Picaso4me Posted May 27th 2010 4:54PM]

I rather buy a 3D 50" TV!

[crappish Posted May 27th 2010 4:40PM]

FYI, that's a humpback, not an orca. :P

[Mentat Posted May 27th 2010 4:54PM]

@crappish

How can you tell without your hip 3D glasses?

[trainwrecka Posted May 27th 2010 4:40PM]

@Engadget

Please consider hiding "Replies" again. The amount of 1st & 2nd post responders is getting crazy. Most of them really don't have a reply to the post, they just want to be at the top.

Disclaimer: I've been guilty of this as well.

[kapanak Posted May 27th 2010 4:50PM]

@trainwrecka

WTF does this have to do with the article...?

[klydefrogg Posted May 27th 2010 4:40PM]

That scene must be from Free Willy XII: Bringing Hump Back

[bjsguess Posted May 27th 2010 4:42PM]

Not sure that ValueStar and $2200 go hand in hand.

[Shooter McGavin Posted May 27th 2010 5:17PM]

Looks a lot like Sony's all in one PCs.

[NEUR0M4NCER Posted May 27th 2010 6:42PM]

In which alternate dimension is this "Value"?

[hero785 Posted May 27th 2010 8:12PM]

I would only buy this if it was 30" and had a sick video card say ATI 5870, Core i7 740M, 6GB DDR3 1600, 1TB HDD, 7.1 surround sound and came with a gaming keyboard and mouse. For this price they have listed you can get a sick gaming rig with a 2 24" monitor setup.

[hero785 Posted May 27th 2010 8:16PM]

I would only buy this if it was 30" and had a sick video card say ATI 5870, Core i7 740M, 6GB DDR3 1600, 1TB HDD, 7.1 surround sound and came with a gaming keyboard and mouse. For this price they have listed you can get a sick gaming rig with a 2 24" monitor setup.